BIN 06, 208 (P298467)
Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 06595Provenience
Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
14.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 14.0 mm
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... x isz-tu3]
2'. [sza-la2]-ti2-wa-ar i-la2-ka3-ni
3'. [x (x)] x-ir _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2-i
4'. [x x] x u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum
5'. [x x] zi-a-ni iq-bi4 [x (x)]
6'. [x x] ma a-li-ik-[ma]
7'. [x x ...] li-bi4 [x]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... x isz-tu3]
2'. [sza-la2]-ti2-wa-ar i-la2-ka3-ni
3'. [x (x)] x-ir _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2-i
4'. [x x] x u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum
5'. [x x] zi-a-ni iq-bi4 [x (x)]
6'. [x x] ma a-li-ik-[ma]
7'. [x x ...] li-bi4 [x]
rest broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 14.0 high × 36.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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primary: BIN 6, 208
[Stephens1944BIN6] Stephens, Ferris J. 1944. Old Assyrian Letters and Business Documents. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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- Museum No.: NBC 06595
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- Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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- Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2009-11-11 at 22:52:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl | Yale Babylonian Collection | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009579) (BC-009579)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6595) (NBC.6595)
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Cite this Artifacts
“BIN 06, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298467.
BIN 06, 208 artifact entry (No. P298467). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298467 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298467 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
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